Paul Mescal is in Sam Mendes Beatles Movies

After becoming a champion in the arena, Paul Mescal About to play a member of The Beatlesaccording to Ridley Scott.

On Tuesday night, Scott and Christopher Nolan spoke at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles after a special screening of Gladiator II. During the conversation, Nolan mentioned Scott’s upcoming project, The Dog Stars, which is expected to reunite the Gladiator director with Mescal. Scott initially confirmed Mescal’s involvement in The Dog Stars before changing his answer. However, Scott quickly changed his answer, saying that Mescal might have to leave the project to work on Sam Mendes’ Beatles films.

“Maybe,” Scott told Nolan (via The Hollywood Reporter) when asked about Mescal’s involvement in The Dog Stars. “Paul’s actually stacked, and he’s performing The Beatles next. So I might have to let him go.”

Who will play Paul Mescal in Sam Mendes’ Beatles movies?

Mescal has long been the rumored choice to play Paul McCartney. Other actors rumored to be playing the other members include Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Last month, Ringo Starr revealed that Barry Keoghan was taking drum lessons to play him in the biopic.

In February 2024, Mendes and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced plans to produce four Beatles films. Each film will follow a different member from the band’s point of view. Mendes plans to direct all four films. No book for the films has been officially announced.

This is the first time that The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd. Full rights to their life story and music catalog. Mendes will produce alongside Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris and Neal Street’s Julie Pastor. Geoff Johns will executive produce for Apple Corps Ltd.

Filming is expected to begin in 2025 in the United Kingdom. All four films are expected to be released in 2027.

(source: Hollywood Reporter)